Etymology

nanochip

N1A1N1O1C3H4I1P3

Today it means: A nanoscale integrated circuit. Full definition →

English chip ← Middle English chippe ← Latin nānus
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Middle Englishchippe
  5. Englishchip
  6. English todaynanochip

From nano- + chip.

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